Aerospace Engineer (CFD)

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops and operates full-size autonomous cargo aircraft, including seaplane and STOL platforms designed to carry two tons of payload over long distances.

What you will do

• Design and validate aerodynamic surfaces, aircraft configurations, and control geometries using CFD and historical data.
• Support flight dynamics modeling and simulation for stability, control, and aircraft performance.
• Analyze propulsion integration, cooling airflow, aerodynamic loads, and control surface sizing.
• Collaborate with mechanical and manufacturing engineers to make aerodynamic designs practical to produce.
• Create aerodynamic databases, performance models, flight simulation models, and engineering documentation.
• Participate in flight testing and correlate CFD and analytical predictions with measured flight data.

Requirements

• Proficiency with CFD tools such as ANSYS Fluent, Star-CCM+, or XFLR5.
• Experience with CAD software such as Fusion 360, SolidWorks, CATIA, or NX.
• Strong understanding of aerodynamics, stability and control, and aircraft performance.
• Knowledge of mesh design and refinement, including Fluent Meshing.
• Working knowledge of structural analysis, load validation, composite design, and manufacturing methods.
• Ability to interpret flight-test data and develop analytical performance models in a hands-on engineering environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with flight testing, data acquisition, post-flight analysis, wind-tunnel testing, or scaled-model testing.
• Experience with X-Plane aircraft design or seaplane design.
• Python or MATLAB programming for CFD and performance automation.
• Basic FEA experience for evaluating load paths or aerodynamic-induced stresses.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful early-stage equity and competitive compensation.
• Relocation support may be available.
• Employee health benefit plans and 6% retirement matching.
• Flexible PTO.
• Free lunches, snacks, a stocked office fridge, and AI tools and subscriptions.